It's festive time on Star Plus's top slotted shows

by Meenakshi Shankar

Aug 20, 2008, Mumbai

Festive time are moments when the sets come alive. Every function is woven into the script and comes alive with the colors and hues of our Indian culture. And Star Plus's top slated shows - Rajan Shahi's Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai and Shobana Desai's Hamari Devrani celebrates Janmashtami with much fan-fare and enthusiasm.

The entire Janamasthami and palna is laced with Bhaktigeet and showcases tradition and beliefs right from preparation to Mohan's home coming to the keertan to the palna sequence,to the morning puja to the dahi-gulal sequence. The janmashtami celebrations on Hamari Devrani promises a colorful sequence marking every stage of the Janmashtami celebrations with an equal share of family drama entwined with it. The whole 'Nanavati Parivaar' is enthusiastic about the festival and Palna the next day. Bhakti decides to pay obeisance to Ladoo Gopal by celebrating Janmashtami at Nanavati House. As the Nanavatis are upbeat about the impending Janmashtami celebrations and decide to spring a surprise to Bhakti by bringing back Mohan on the very day from Baroda, the jethanis deliberately try to keep Bhakti and Mohan apart on the day of the celebrations.

Coming to Rajan Shahi's Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai a very special temple sequence has been woven into on the occasion of Janmashtami. The beautiful temple at Film City was decorated with flowers and amidst pomp and celebrations began the 'Aarti' for Lord Krishna. Ragini understands her love for her phone friend Anmol i.e. Ranveer and imagines a dance sequence where she is dancing alone, announcing to the world that she is in love and eagerly awaits her love. Parul gave a mind-blowing dance performance on the Saudagar song 'Natkat Bansi Wale Ab Toh Aaja'. When we spoke to Parul, she said, "There is something about this function that makes you fall in love. It's a marriage of emotions and I love being caught in the thread of it. The song that I danced on is a beautiful song and in a way, without you realizing, you fall in love."

Twists and turns, woven amidst the festive plots are part of our daily soaps. Either ways, it is a treat to watch the sets come alive with the festive spirit.

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